Postom Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Postom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Postom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:18,122,947588,089
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Postom Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Postom Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Postom occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Postom? popularity and diffusion

Postom is the 4,427,875th most widespread family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Postom reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 18,122,947. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 55 percent reside, Alabama, where 10 percent reside and Florida, where 10 percent reside.

Postom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Postom has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Postom surname increased 2,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Postom Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Postom surname are 35.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 88.89% being registered to vote for the party.

Postom earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.04% less than the national average, earning $38,386 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Postome928/
Potom911,288/
Postosme862/
Posthome861/
Poston8314,550/
Postum8329/
Postam8314/
Postão832/
Pastom831/
Pottom831/
Photom831/
Potome831/
Potoum831/
Poutom831/
Pestom830/
Pothom830/
Potosme773,083/
Phothom77712/
Poutoum7714/
Postone7711/
Posthum778/
Poiston772/
Postong771/
Posston771/
Potston771/
Pothuom771/
Potthom771/
Pothoum771/
Pouston770/
Poutome770/
Pousthomme751/
Poton73605/
Potam73348/
Patom7323/
Potoń731/
Potomová71135/
Potomova7153/
Posthume715/
Poutgoum711/
Phothomg711/
Pastam674,361/
Photon672,845/
Pohtam671,220/
Potton67952/
Postan67812/
Potong67759/
Paston67438/
Potham67353/
Poxton67326/
Pustam67259/
Poyton67242/
Photam67219/
Pouton67193/
Pottam67153/
Pattom67135/
Pooton6749/
Patoum6743/
Pastum6734/
Postanova6722/
Pothon6719/
Pathom6718/
Potone6717/
Patoom6716/
Potame6711/
Poiton679/
Postonova678/
Paxtom673/
Pestam673/
Potoon672/
Phatom672/
Pootam671/
Patome671/
Potond671/
Pothám671/
Puoton671/
Potoin671/
Pastoń671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Postom
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